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- [in-kwahyuh r-ee, in-kwuh-ree]
- /ɪnˈkwaɪər i, ˈɪn kwə ri/
- /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-kwahyuh r-ee, in-kwuh-ree]
- /ɪnˈkwaɪər i, ˈɪn kwə ri/
Definitions of inquiry word
- noun plural inquiry a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge. 1
- noun plural inquiry an investigation, as into an incident: a Congressional inquiry into the bribery charges. 1
- noun plural inquiry the act of inquiring or of seeking information by questioning; interrogation. 1
- noun plural inquiry a question; query. 1
- noun inquiry An act of asking for information. 1
- abbreviation INQUIRY investigation 1
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Origin of inquiry
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; inquire + -y3; replacing late Middle English enquery
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Inquiry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inquiry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
inquiry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inquiry
noun inquiry
- audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
- search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- probe — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
Antonyms for inquiry
noun inquiry
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- reply — followup
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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